Why Do Men Spread Their Legs and Women Cross Theirs?
In India, years of conditioning demand women to be submissive and almost invisible in public, while boys are rarely made conscious of their bodies. As…
Luck By Chance: The Finest, Most Self-Aware Movie About the Movies Ever Made
Luck By Chance remains Zoya Akhtar’s finest work, a subtle drama exploring the meaning of ambition and happiness in the film industry – via nepotism,…
Uncut Gems, Hustlers, For Sama: The Five Films That Flew Under the Radar During Oscar Season
Now that the award season is finally over, the good news is that your watchlist doesn’t have to include films that the Oscars approve of….
What the Broken Heart Does Not Understand About Finding Closure
Closure is always the first word that is urgently thrown around every time someone sniffs heartbreak in their vicinity, even though it’s really the last…
Manikarnika Review: An Effective Revision of Your School History Book Chapter
As someone rooting for the success of Manikarnika, I was hungry for the movie to delve into the story behind the story. Did the exemplary…
Why I Keep Going Back to My Young Adult Novels… Even at 32
There’s great pleasure in consuming literature that is cerebral and challenging. But I also really, really love the literature that has no greater purpose than…
Does December Make You Blue? Or Is It Just Me?
Decembers and I just don’t get along. While you’re giving thanks for all the silver linings of the year, I’m hypnotised by the dark clouds….
My Pilgrimage to the Old Monk Factory
I’m a diehard lover of Old Monk, so much so that I visited its factory in Solan. And when the manager refused to give me…
Raees and the Doom of the Don
Viewers are led to understand that Raees places itself in the tradition of the anti-hero popularised by Bachchan – but it isn’t as if the…
The Superlative Brilliance of Shefali Shah
Words probably won’t do justice to just how harrowingly brilliant Shefali Shah is in the second season of Delhi Crime. It’s humbling to be in…